why are telescopes that detect non- optical radiation useful for studying objects in space

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Because many objects in space don't radiate any optical (visible) radiation at all.And other objects, like stars, radiate a lot of invisible radiation in addition to the visible light from them.  So the ability to detect and measure invisible radiation makes it possible to learn a lot more about objects in space than we could if we could only use their visible light.

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